World War II Honoree

Waring G. Myers

Hometown

Washington, District Of Columbia

Honored By

Francis D. Murphy

Relationship

Son-in-law

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, WARING G. MYERS, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD, ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. THE ARMY DETERMINED THAT MR. MYER'S CIVILIAN OCCUPATION WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO FURTHER THE WAR EFFORT THAN HIS SERVICE AS AN ENLISTEE. MR. MYERS WAS GIVEN AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE AND RETURNED TO THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD, WHERE HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION ON THE HOME FRONT.